Carex jonesii

Jones' sedge

Family: Cyperaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Jones' sedge is a California native perennial sedge found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, high Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, southern California Transverse and Peninsular Ranges, and Warner Mountains in moist places at elevations of 900 to 3,500 meters. Forming dense tufted clusters near the stem base, this sedge has narrow leaves less than 3 millimeters wide and produces a compact inflorescence 0.8 to 2 centimeters long with 6 to 12 millimeters wide spikelets. Growing in tight, clustered clumps, its stems support delicate golden to black flower bracts that create a subtle, textured appearance. Its leaves are characterized by U-shaped sheaths hidden among other leaves, with fine blades clustered near the stem base. The fruit develops as a small, shiny, gold to brown perigynia with intricate venation, typically 1 to 1.8 millimeters long and spreading gracefully within the dense sedge cluster.

Habitat: Moist places

Elevation: 900-3500 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, CaRH, SNH, SnGb, SnBr, Wrn

California counties: Fresno, Mono, Los Angeles, Kern, San Bernardino, Alpine, Butte, Glenn, Modoc, Nevada, Placer, Siskiyou, Tulare, Tuolumne, Inyo, Riverside, Mariposa, El Dorado, Madera, Plumas, Sierra, Humboldt, Tehama, Colusa, Lassen, Trinity, Lake, Del Norte, Shasta

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.